[Verse 1 – present life]
Took a road I didn’t plan
Built it slow with steady hands
Lines of code, late night screens
Turned my scars into somethin’ clean
Started somethin’ of my own
Built it up, then let it go
Some things fade, some things stay
I was learnin’ either way
[Pre-Chorus]
Every step, every fall
Led me right here through it all
[Chorus]
I’ve been breakin’ chains I wore
Since I was who I was before
Every scar, every fight
Turned into a different light
I ain’t perfect, I still bend
But I don’t live like that again
What once held me, I outgrew…
Now I help ‘em break through too
[Verse 2 – my calling]
Sat in rooms with kids like me
Same old pain I used to be
They don’t need some perfect guide
They just need someone who survived
Hold ‘em firm, don’t let ‘em slide
Still got love on the other side
They push back, but they know it’s real
I remember how that feels
[Pre-Chorus]
Two degrees, but that don’t mean
More than what I’ve lived and seen
[Chorus]
I’ve been breakin’ chains I wore
Since I was who I was before
Every scar, every fight
Turned into a different light
I ain’t perfect, I still bend
But I don’t live like that again
What once held me, I outgrew…
Now I help ‘em break through too
[Bridge]
Wrote it down so they could see
There’s a way to be free
Built a place for ‘em to stand
When the world don’t understand
Every word, every line
Came from somethin’ real inside
If I lived through all that pain…
It wasn’t all in vain
[Final Chorus]
I’m still breakin’ chains today
They don’t all just fall away
But I face ‘em, I don’t run
I ain’t who I used to be, not even close to that one
I found purpose in the fight
Turned my dark into a light
What once held me, I outgrew…
Now I help ‘em break through too
[Outro – my future]
One day wheels on open roads
Just me and her, no heavy load
But till then I stand my ground…
Help the lost get found